The World Meteorological Organization today confirmed that the third and fourth highest temperatures ever recorded on Earth were recorded in Kuwait in 2016 and Pakistan in 2017.
Wmo has officially assessed the extreme temperatures of 54.0 Degrees Celsius recorded at two locations, one at Mitribah, north-west Kuwait, on 21 July 2016, and the other at Turbat, south-west Pakistan, on 28 May 2017.
The WMO Extreme Weather and Climate Archive, after conducting its "most intensive" assessment, confirmed that the observed value of Mittreba was 53.9 degrees Celsius; The temperature recorded at Mitriba was thus confirmed by WMO as the highest ever recorded for the Asian continent. The observed value for Turbat is 53.7 degrees Celsius.
These two locations are the third and fourth highest extreme temperatures in the world, respectively, as confirmed by WMO. They are also the highest officially recognized temperatures of the past 76 years.
According to the Wmo's Extreme Weather and Climate Archive, the hottest temperature ever recorded was 56.7 degrees Celsius recorded in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913. The highest temperature in the Eastern Hemisphere was 55.0 degrees Celsius recorded at Kebili, Tunisia, in July 1931.
The WMO Extreme Weather and Climate Archive, after conducting its "most intensive" assessment, confirmed that the observed value of Mittreba was 53.9 degrees Celsius; The temperature recorded at Mitriba was thus confirmed by WMO as the highest ever recorded for the Asian continent. The observed value for Turbat is 53.7 degrees Celsius.
These two locations are the third and fourth highest extreme temperatures in the world, respectively, as confirmed by WMO. They are also the highest officially recognized temperatures of the past 76 years.
According to the Wmo's Extreme Weather and Climate Archive, the hottest temperature ever recorded was 56.7 degrees Celsius recorded in Death Valley, California, on July 10, 1913. The highest temperature in the Eastern Hemisphere was 55.0 degrees Celsius recorded at Kebili, Tunisia, in July 1931.
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